Sharing intention of electronic health records in online health communities: Patients’ behavioral decisions in the context of privacy protection measures

Frontiers in Psychology

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Shanshan Guo¹  Yuanyuan Dang²  Bofei She²  Yugang Li³ 

[1] School of Business and Management, Shanghai International Studies University;School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology;School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology

关键词: electronic health records sharing;    Online health community;    health information sharing intention;    Privacy protection;    health information;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1047980

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Online health communities (OHCs) have become more important to people’s daily lives on the foundation of the voluntary sharing of electronic health records (EHRs). However, no in-depth investigation has been conducted concerning the influence of the perceptions of privacy protection among patients on their willingness to share EHRs. To fill the knowledge gap, by combining and modifying the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the health belief model in the context of the privacy protection models implemented by OHCs, an empirical research method using a ques-tionnaire approach is conducted to validate the hypotheses. The results indicate that the more positive a patient's attitude toward medical information sharing behavior is, the higher that pa-tient’s level of perceived behavioral control; in addition, the greater the social rewards obtained from this process, the more willing the patient is to share his or her EHRs after privacy protection measures are implemented by OHCs. Meanwhile, the effects of past positive experiences and dis-ease severity have also been tested. The findings of this study can be used to promote patients' full participation in OHCs from a privacy perspective and offer theoretical and practical suggestions to promote the development of OHCs.

【 授权许可】

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